Power Doppler Ultrasonography on Tendons of Lower Limbs to Assess Subclinical Enthesopathy in Patients with Psoriasis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Introduction: Plantar fasciitis is an inflammatory process of multifactorial etiology that affects the origin of the plantar fascia and surrounding structures. A difference in length between lower limbs is relatively common within the population and can sometimes cause changes in biomechanics and symptoms. The objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between lower limb dysmetria and plantar fasciitis. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed to measure the length of the lower limbs by scanometry in patients diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. Other risk factors, such as body mass index, foot shape and the presence of plantar calcaneal spur, were also assessed in foot radiographs. Results: Of the 54 patients included in the study, 44.4% were men, and the mean age was 50.38 (23-73 years); 81.5% had pain in one foot, and 53.7% had feet that were considered plantigrade. We observed dysmetria in 88.9% of the sample, with a mean of 0.749 cm (SD ±0.63). In addition, 46.3% feet with pain showed calcaneal spurs on the radiographs. Conclusion: Approximately 90% of patients showed lower-limb dysmetria and, in most cases, the side with the shorter limb was affected by plantar fasciitis

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Incidence of occupational injuries among adults residing in a selected rural area of India: A cross sectional study

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.12669/pjms.35.3.293 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shilpa Ravi ◽

Bobby Joseph

Keyword(s):

Rural Area ◽

Injury Severity ◽

Occupational Injuries ◽

Health Centre ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Permanent Disability ◽

Creative Commons

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the incidence and profile of occupational injuries among rural workers of rural India. Methods: This study was conducted among all persons between the ages of 18 to 60 years and engaged in some occupation and residing in the villages under the three rural subcentres of Sarjapur Primary Health Centre during the time period of 2009-2012. The sample size was calculated to be 400 assuming a prevalence of 10% and absolute precision of 3% at 95% confidence limits and a systematic random sampling of the household was done to select the study population. Results: The incidence of occupational injuries in the study period of 2009-2012 was 22%. Out of the total 91 injuries, the proportion of injuries, which were agriculture-related, was 62%. The most common cause of injury was due to contact with plant thorns. Above half (54%) involved the upper limbs, and (30%) involved the lower limbs. By using the injury severity scale, 88% were of minor degree. 67% required treatment and 32% of the injured persons took treatment in a private hospital. Those who sustained an injury, 9% required admission to a hospital. Three participants have sustained a permanent disability during this study. Conclusion: The Incidence of occupational injuries was found to be 22% and agriculture showed to have the highest proportion of injuries. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.3.293 How to cite this:Ravi S, Joseph B. Incidence of occupational injuries among adults residing in a selected rural area of India: A cross sectional study. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(3):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.3.293 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Enthesopathy and involvement of synovio-entheseal complex in systemic sclerosis: an ultrasound pilot study

Rheumatology ◽

10.1093/rheumatology/kez322 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Riccardo Terenzi ◽

Rositsa Karalilova ◽

Gemma Lepri ◽

Cosimo Bruni ◽

Silvia Bellando-Randone ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Scoring System ◽

Healthy Subjects ◽

Power Doppler ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Interquartile Range ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Internal Organs ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Cortical Irregularity ◽

Chronic Autoimmune Disease

Abstract Objectives SSc is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the skin and multiple internal organs. Articular involvement is one of the main features of SSc, and typical hallmarks of SpA have been found in SSc patients. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of entheseal and synovio-entheseal complex (SEC) alterations in a cohort of SSc patients. Methods One hundred SSc patients and 25 healthy subjects were included in this cross-sectional study. The enthesis sites of lateral epicondylar common extensor tendons (CET) and the enthesis of the Glasgow Ultrasound Enthesis Scoring System were evaluated. SEC involvement was evaluated only at CET enthesis. Results In SSc, the Glasgow Ultrasound Enthesis Scoring System score was significantly higher (median 4.0, interquartile range 2.0–7.0) than in controls (median 1.0, interquartile range 0.0–3.0) (P < 0.0001). CET enthesis of SSc patients showed more frequent US B-mode alterations than that of controls (χ2 = 11.47, P = 0.0007 for size; χ2 = 13.79, P = 0.0002 for cortical irregularity, χ2 = 5.24, P = 0.022 for calcification/enthesophytes). Power Doppler US signal at CET enthesis was significantly more frequent in SSc patients than in healthy controls (χ2 = 9.11, P = 0.0025), as was the concomitant SEC involvement (χ2 = 8.52, P = 0.0035). Conclusion These data show that SSc patients frequently present US features of enthesopathy. Moreover, CET enthesopathy was correlated with SEC inflammation, suggesting that entheseal inflammation in SSc may share the same micro-anatomical targets as found in SpA.

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Synovial involvement assessed by power Doppler ultra-sonography in systemic sclerosis: results of a cross-sectional study

Rheumatology ◽

10.1093/rheumatology/key214 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 57 (11) ◽

pp. 2012-2021 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Alain Lescoat ◽

Alice Ballerie ◽

Nicolas Belhomme ◽

Claire Cazalets ◽

Marine de Carlan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systemic Sclerosis ◽

Power Doppler ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Evaluation of the temperature of posterior lower limbs skin during the whole body vibration measured by infrared thermography: Cross-sectional study analysis using linear mixed effect model

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0212512 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. e0212512 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Eloá Moreira-Marconi ◽

Marcia Cristina Moura-Fernandes ◽

Patrícia Lopes-Souza ◽

Ygor Teixeira-Silva ◽

Aline Reis-Silva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Whole Body Vibration ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

Whole Body ◽

Linear Mixed Effect Model ◽

Mixed Effect Model ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mixed Effect ◽

Effect Model

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Body changes: antiretroviral therapy and lipodystrophy syndrome in people living with HIV/aids

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/s0104-11692012000500005 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 20 (5) ◽

pp. 847-853 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Luciana Castelar Tsuda ◽

Mariana Machado da Silva ◽

Alcyone Artioli Machado ◽

Ana Paula Morais Fernandes

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Morphological Alterations ◽

Lipodystrophy Syndrome ◽

Different Types ◽

The Face ◽

Living With Hiv

OBJECTIVE: to identify the different types of morphological alterations from lipodystrophy syndrome (LS) in outpatients and relate them to the therapeutic regimen used. METHOD: a cross-sectional study which recruited 60 patients with HIV and LS and 79 without LS, who consented to interview and data collection from their medical notes. RESULTS: the region most affected by lipoatrophy was the face; by lipohypertrophy, the abdomen, and by the mixed form, the alterations to the abdomen, face, and upper and lower limbs. CONCLUSION: among the therapeutic regimens, that comprised of zidovudine, lamivudine and efavirenz seemed to protect against LS. Nursing can act in the early identification of the changes, as well as providing guidance and support for patients affected by the changes in their body image.

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Study on Anatomical Variations of Popliteal Artery and its Branches

Academia Anatomica International ◽

10.21276/aanat.2020.6.2.13 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 60-62

Author(s):

Reema Kanchan Khalkho ◽

A. K. Dubey ◽

Renu Prasad ◽

Prabhat Kumar Lal

Keyword(s):

Popliteal Artery ◽

Anatomical Variations ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

Branching Pattern ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Common Pattern ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Present Cross Sectional Study ◽

Type Ia

Introduction: Variations in branching of popliteal artery is important for the orthopaedicians, vascular surgeons and radiologists. The present study was conducted to assess the anatomical variations in popliteal artery, its terminal branching pattern. Subjects and Methods: The present cross-sectional study included 72 lower limbs received for cadaveric dissection. Anatomical variations of the popliteal artery were noted. Results: Type IA was the most common pattern seen (87.5%) followed by IB (5.6%) and IC (2.8%). One each of types IIA2, IIB and IIC were also seen. Mean length of 162.1 7.9 mm was observed from adductor magnus to the bifurcation point of popliteal artery. Conclusion: Type IA was the most common branching pattern seen in this area. However, types IB, IC, IIA2, IIB and IIC were also seen.

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Epidemiological Characteristics of Animal Bite Cases Recorded by Case based Surveillance in Iraq 2012

AL-Kindy College Medical Journal ◽

10.47723/kcmj.v16i1.184 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 18-23

Author(s):

Thane Muhsen

Keyword(s):

Transmitted Disease ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Poor Countries ◽

The Public ◽

Animal Bites ◽

Health Institutions ◽

Epidemiological Characteristics

Background: Animal bite is one of the public health problems all over the world, especially in poor countries. Animal bites have an impact on human health due to rabies disease, which is a viral transmitted disease from animal to human with a high mortality rate.Objective: To determine the epidemiological characteristics of animal bite cases by person, time, and place.Method: Descriptive cross sectional study was done by reviewing cases caused by animal bites., Data including the demographic characteristics of age, gender, occupation, site of bite, and attending health institutions searching treatment were all included.Results: There were 11600 animal bite cases. Most of bites caused by stray dogs 11577(99.8%), and the males were more affected than females. The mostly affected site of bite was lower limbs. Babylon and Naniva provinces registered the highest rate of animal bite victims.Conclusion: The study is determining the epidemiological characteristics of animal bite cases by person, time, place and giving an accurate view about the epidemiological importance of the problem in Iraq.

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Regulation data for the horizontal jump of children and adolescents

European Journal of Translational Myology ◽

10.4081/ejtm.2021.9461 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Rossana Gomez-Campos ◽

Ruben Vidal-Espinoza ◽

Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos ◽

Cynthia Lee Andruske ◽

Jose Sulla-Torres ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Children And Adolescents ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

International Studies ◽

Limb Muscle ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Lower Limb Strength ◽

Muscle Fitness

The Horizontal Jump (HJ) is a daily tool that could be used to categorize the level of muscle fitness performance of the lower limbs. The goal was to compare the muscle fitness with those of international studies and to propose percentiles to assess the HJ performance of children and adolescents. A cross-sectional study was conducted. A total number of 3023 children and adolescents between the ages of 6.0 to 17.9 were studied. Weight, height, waist circumference (WC), and lower limb muscle fitness were evaluated. The student HJ performance values in Chile were inferior when compared to HJ performance in Brazil, Poland and Europe. For the Greek study, differences occurred only from age 6 to 15 years old. In comparison to Colombia, students showed better muscle fitness performance. These differences appeared in childhood and lasted until the beginning of adolescence. Percentiles were created to assess the lower limb fitness being an easy tool to be used and applied to classify lower limb strength.

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